Steve S

I am looking forward to a ride and lunch with you once I get moving again. The Ortho doctor says the break needs to be pinned so I am having surgery next Wednesday for him to put 2 screws in it. When we meet, we can compare scars and see who has the worst. 😁

Hello Venture friends. I had serious back surgery in January and February and haven't been able to ride this year. I rode about an hour yesterday and today my buddy and I rode to another town to have lunch, getting about 100 miles in today. The back is feeling great so that won't be a problem riding the Venture. The bad news is that after I got home, I was moving the bike around in the shop with the engine off and I got off balance and it fell over pinning my right foot under the rear floorboard. My buddy got the bike off me and up, then helped me up. I walked around some and kicked around in the shop about 30 minutes. The pain got bad enough that I decided to go to the urgent clinic for an exam. Sure enough, the Xray showed two small fractures on each side of the ankle. So now I am sidelined for another 6 weeks. HOWEVER, if I do what the doctor says, I will be up and running in time for the spring thaw.

After 9 months of recovery from an extensive back surgery and several weeks of moving into a new home, I finally got a chance to ride my Venture today. I am still having some issues with lifting my right leg, but I climbed on the Venture and made the 5 mile ride to our new home. Thinking about getting my bro in law to ride with me tomorrow afternoon. I feel I really need to get away from the house so my wife can have some quiet time without me bugging her about where she has put everything that was in a different place in the other house. 😁 At least that is the story I am going to use after lunch tomorrow. 😇

Congratulations on your retirement. It was a huge change for me, and I am loving every day of it. I retired in 2018 after working on towboats for 43 years with a schedule that took me from home every trip. I worked several different rotations, 20 on, 10 off, 30, 15, 28, 28 and 30, 30. 28, 28 was my favorite because we changed the same day of the week every 4 weeks. I never knew when the phone rang if it would be a boss that needed someone to catch a boat to relieve a crew member that needed to get for an emergency. Or when crew change day came, my relief didn't show up for the crew change. I feel I have been blessed with a life that I can sleep as late as I want, stay home when I want to, or go on a trip when I want to. Yep, I'm spoiled. 😁

I had a Venture Trike with a Hannigan kit on it. Awesome ride, but it was geared too low to get much speed and fuel milage. I could only get to 65 mph and about 24 mpg. I've ridden a Can Am spyder and really like it, BUT, I really want to stay on a motorcycle even if I have to go to a cruiser.

I have already put it on my calendar. Whether I still have a Venture or a trike, I plan on being there.

Hello Venture Riders. I posted some items for sale in the For Sale section. Thank you for helping me out. Steve.

Sorry Big D, no shock.

Ronnie I sent you a PM.

I have saddle bags, speaker covers, a front fairing with some slight damage and a stock seat, passenger seat and backrest. I may just junk it all.

I'm sorry Ronnie, but I don't have any of those.

Hello Venture friends. My wife and I are moving to another house and have been emptying the attic. I have several black RSV body parts that are in good shape and a few with some scratches when I wrecked my first Venture. I don't want to spend a lot of time trying to sell them and need to know if there is a decent market for the parts. I will post a list of the parts on the For Sale Forum. Any thoughts on this would be great. Thanks Steve.

Praying for his family.

Since my back surgery in January, I haven't been able to ride my Venture, my doctor thinks it's dangerous. 🙄 My cousin came by yesterday with his Can Am Spyder and let me ride it around the neighborhood. It is a nice ride, but it didn't take me long to know it is NOT a ride for me. I see a lot of people riding them, but I am 6'1" and the seat felt very cramped for me. I enjoyed the ride, but I believe I will wait the 6 months so I can get back on my Venture and see if I can still ride. 😁

Thank you Ronnie for those kind words. I was the one that benefitted most from the wonderful lunch talk we had. It is great to meet other riders and enjoy the time with them. I am going to try a short ride Sunday to see if I can ride comfortably and maybe be able to ride down to the get together at KenLake. I'll let you know how it goes. Steve.